Glaciers and hydrology Eleven named glaciers descend from Mount Baker. Two additional glaciers (Hadley Glacier and Sholes Glacier) descend from lower slopes detached from the main glacial mass.
Does Mt Baker have glaciers?
After Mount Rainier, Mount Baker is the most heavily glaciated of the Cascade volcanoes. The glaciers, and the volcanic field itself, are drained by approximately 30 white- water tributaries of the Nooksack River and the Baker River branch of the Skagit River.
Which place has the most glaciers?
GTN-G region Region Name Glacier area, km2
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1 Alaska 98531.7
2 Western Canada and USA 14380.4
3 Arctic Canada, North 111589
4 Arctic Canada, South 40888.2
What type of glacier is Baker glacier?
Baker Glacier
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What glacier type covers Mount Baker?
Mount Baker is the only Cascade volcano in the US to have been subject to both alpine and continental glaciation. Alpine glaciers form on discrete peaks at high elevations, as a result of cool air and snow accumulation, and flow down valleys.